weekend update

this past weekend was a whirlwind. one of my little sister's had her senior prom in Dallas, so I got to make the trek down to Texas to do hair & makeup for Elaine and her entourage. a little about my family: I am the oldest of four kids. my youngest sister, Chrissy, & I are called "the bookend twins" since we look very similar, but we could not be more different in personality. the second youngest, Elaine, is a carbon copy of our mom: short, blonde, beautiful smile, blue eyes... basically we could not look more different. then there is my brother, Andrew, a senior at the University of Arkansas **wps** who I am pretty close with and is a good mix of both of our parents. as you see in the picture above, Elaine is a gem. she is absolutely stunning on the inside & out. not really sure how we are going to handle the college guys wanting her attention in the coming years!

I have been blown away by how God has blessed me through my siblings. they each love the Lord wholeheartedly & challenge me to be a better follower of Jesus everyday. they teach me so much about life, and I thought I was supposed to do that for them! how did our parents do this? I'm not really sure they even know. the closer I get to twenty-five, the more I realize my parents had no idea what they were doing. my mom was twenty-six when I busted into their world. twenty-six! I cannot even imagine being married right now, let alone being responsible for another little life! but what I've come to realize is that God gives us grace in every season. He has lead my parents through the past twenty-eight-ish years of marriage and raising four crazies, and He is continuing to lead them as they go. as I work alongside young girls with different home situations, I am continuously reminded of how blessed I am to have two parents who love God, follow Him, and have taught me to do the same. not that they do things perfectly, but they strive to honor God & bring His name glory in every aspect of their lives.

so, here's to today, bringing honor & glory to God in every aspect of my life, admitting when I fail, and loving others in a way that points them to Him. happy may 6th, everyone!